Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and obstructive sleep apnea, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied an increased rating for lumbosacral strain and granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) beginning April 1, 2013.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disabilities, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability and there was no nexus to service.

The Board denied increased ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder with substance abuse and a rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for lumbosacral strain with sacroiliitis and degenerative arthritis of the neck, but granted a 20 percent rating for paralysis of the bilateral upper radicular groups beginning November 10, 2022.

The appeal was dismissed for the duty to assist errors identified during Higher-Level Reviews of narcolepsy with cataplexy and obstructive sleep apnea claims, but remanded for further development on other service connection claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the condition and the veteran's military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a back disability, right and left lower extremity peripheral nerve disabilities, a right foot disability, sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle condition, sleep apnea, lower back condition, and right hip condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus, bilateral hallux valgus, degenerative joint disease of the right knee, and right ankle calcaneal spur.

The Board grants service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board remands all claims for service connection to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining relevant VA and private medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for tinnitus, a left knee disability, a right knee disability, lumbosacral strain, and a neck condition.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed because the Board had already granted the claim in another appeal stream.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, degenerative disc disease, and hypertension based on the evidence being at least evenly balanced.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as there is no legal basis to assign a date earlier than April 30, 2024.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a TDIU and remanded several service connection claims.